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Kanji Detail for 卽 - "immediate, namely"
卽
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Meaning
卽 means "immediate, namely." Also associated with assume.
Immediate - Right away; without delay.
Assume - To take on a position or role.
Namely - That is to say; in other words.
If - Expressing a conditional; supposing that.
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Tattoo check: 卽
- Verified meaning: immediate, namely
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: assume
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
promptly; namely
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
promptly
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 即[ji2]; promptly
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To approach. Near. Meaning to approach closely. Such as 可望而不可卽 (can be seen from afar but cannot be approached). | A word for urgency. Such as 黎明卽起 (rise at dawn). Also 卽刻, 卽今, meaning "right now." | A word using that to prove this. Meaning that and this are as one. Such as 色卽是空，空卽是色 (form is emptiness, emptiness is form). | A hypothetical word. Has the meaning of "although." Such as 善即無賞，亦不可不為善 (even if good is not rewarded, one still must do good).
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